My Own Words Glossary

by Ruth Bader Ginsburg

My Own Words Glossary

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Accouchement

Giving birth to a baby

Subsisted

Endured, stayed alive

Impervious

Sealed, impenetrable

Diminutive

Miniature, petite, tiny

Thimble

Small metal tube

Efface

Keep low profile, withdraw

Congenial

Personable, compatible, genial

Encumbrance

Nuisance, inconvenience, drawback

Upbraiding

Castigating, reproaching, rebuking

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